Everywhere is within walking distance if you try hard enough.
Click here for my first AT gear post. If you're a frequent reader of gear lists, you'll know "the big three" means, but if you're not, a backpacker's big three refers to their backpack, shelter, and sleeping bag. They're "big" because they are both the most important gear items you have and are often the …
Continue reading Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Gear 2: My Big Three (+)
Gear. When you're hiking 2000+ miles for 6ish months, everything you're taking with you has to be carefully considered, with the pros and cons of each item carefully weighed, usually literally. Or at least that's what I and all the other thru-hiker-hopefuls are telling ourselves as we sit at computers for hours researching. We should …
Continue reading Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Gear 1: Clothes
People can thru-hike the AT in three different ways. The first way is to go Northbound, or NOBO, where you start at the Southern Terminus, Springer Mountain, Georgia, and hike to the Northern Terminus, Mount Katahdin, Maine. This is the most "traditional" way and by far the most popular. Some NOBOs for the 2019 season …
